Hello everyone!
I really hope you took advantage of the opportunity for confession today. A truly amazing sacrament in every way.
Last class, we covered the four types of prayer
Petition --> Asking God for something --> "Help me Lord!", "Give us this day our daily bread"
Adoration --> Admitting how great and holy God is! --> "How great Thou art!", "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of power and might"
Contrition --> Being sorry for sins --> "My God, I have forgotten Thee", "Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death" (THIS IS CONTRITION IN THE SENSE THAT YOU ARE ADMITTING YOU ARE A SINNER; THIS IS ALSO A PETITION BECAUSE IT IS ASKING Mary FOR PRAYERS)
Thanksgiving --> Giving thanks to God for blessings received. --> The Holy Eucharist (Mass) is a big "thank you"; we use the Mass to say a proper thank you to God for giving us His only Son.
ALSO --> Any thanks you give to God for graces you have received is a prayer of thanksgiving.
We use the word "PACT" to help us remember the four kinds of prayer:
petition, adoration, contrition, thanksgiving
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Make sure you can analyze the Our Father prayer and the Hail Mary prayer to figure out which parts contain petition, adoration, contrition, and thanksgiving
God bless you all,
Mr. MacLennan
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